Roux Scholarship finalists revealed

The regional finalists for this year's Roux Scholarship competition have been announced.

The two regional heats, which will be held on 4 March, will take place at Birmingham College of Food and Thames Valley University, Ealing.

Competing in Birmingham:

Matthew Thomson, De Vere Slaley Hall, Hexham
Arbinder Dugal, The Bedford Hotel, Sidmouth
Oliver Pierrepont, Heckfield Place, Hook in Hampshire.
Stephen Stevens, Cleifiog Uchaf, Anglesey
Mark Birchall, L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria.
A nton Scoones, General Tarleton, N Yorks

Judges will be Alain Roux, Brian Turner, James Martin (Guest Judge)

Competing in London:

Kevin Sutherland, Baxter Storey, Barclays, London
Alastair Dale, Ince & Co, London
Kevin Tew, Corrigan's, Mayfair
Gemma Almond, General Tarleton, N Yorks
Kenneth Culhane, Baxter Storey, Barclays, London
Guy Fenton, The Dorchester Grill, London
Quinton Bennett, The Westbury Hotel, London
Christopher Hill, Whatley Manor, Wiltshire
Adam Peirson, Claridge's, London
Carl Long, Drakes Restaurant, Ripley
Nick Whatmough, Restaurant Associates, Barclays Wealth, London
Tom Sellers, Trinity Restaurant, London

Judges will be Michel Roux Snr, Michel Roux Jnr, Gary Rhodes, David Nicholls and Andrew Fairlie.

The Challenge:

The challenge was to come up with a recipe to serve four people using five shellfish to make a rice based dish of their creation, with an accompanying salad.

The judges will be looking for those recipes and methods, which demonstrate the best balance of creativity, taste style and practically in the finished dish.

Six winners across the two heats will go through to the National Final, which takes place at Westminster Kingsway College, London and the result will be announced at the awards ceremony at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London the same evening.

Words: Maria Bracken

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